Kwelera National Botanical Garden (NBG)

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South Africa - Eastern Cape - Kwelera

Institution Code: KWEL

BGCI Member: Yes

Main Address:
Kwelera National Botanical Garden (NBG)
P.O. Box 43
Kwelera
Eastern Cape 5259 South Africa

Telephone: +27 (0)43 737 0061/71
Fax:
URL: www.sanbi.org
Primary Email: n.mei@sanbi.org.za

Staff Details

  • Director's Name: Christopher Willis (Chief Director)
    Curator's Name: Nomama Mei
    Plant Records Officer's Name:
  • Total Staff:
    Horticultural Staff Number:
    Educational Staff Number:
    Research Staff Number:
    Administration Staff Number: 1

About the Garden

  • Institution Type: Botanic Garden
  • Status
  • Status: Private: No
    Status: State: Yes
    Status: Educational: Yes
    Status: Municipal: No
    Status: Satellite: No
    Status: Trust: No
  • Date founded: 2014
  • Physical Data
  • Natural Vegetation Area: Yes
    Natural vegetation area: Size: 160 Hectares
  • Landscaped Area: Yes
    Landscaped Area: Size: 10 Hectares
  • Total Area: 170 Hectares
    Latitude: -32.9126071
    Longitude: 28.0681584
    Altitude: 0.00 Metres
  • Additional Locations
  • Satellite Garden Names: not applicable
  • Locality: Information
  • Locality: Garden Name: Kwelera National Botanical Garden
  • Local Address: PO Box 43 Kwelera 5259
  • Locality: City: East London
  • Locality: State: Eastern Cape

Features and Facilities

  • Herbarium: Yes
    Arboretum: No
  • Micropropagation/ Tissue Culture Facilities: No
    Seed Bank: No
    Published Plant Catalogue: No
  • Open to public: Yes
    Retail Outlet: Shop: No
    Retail Outlet: Plant Sales: No

Plant Collections

  • Invasive Species Monitoring: Yes
    Invasive Species Policy: Yes

Conservation Programmes

  • Reintroduction Programme: No

Research Programmes

Education Programmes